Ashleigh Barty vs Elise MertensSydney Quarter-final

Sydney · WTA · Quarter-final
30 yrs · 166 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
#24WTA
1894ELO
1847Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$19MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Barty A.
6-3 6-3
Mertens E.
Barty A.
662
Mertens E.
330

Ashleigh Barty defeated Elise Mertens 6-3 6-3 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ashleigh Barty came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Barty A.serving82% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mertens E.

Mertens E.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Barty A.

Serve advantage — Barty A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Barty A.Mertens E.
Serve
51
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
5.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (142 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
90
80
Break points saved·Even
94
90
Break points won·Even
92
96
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
90
75

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
81

Mertens E.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 41 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast